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Ayatollah Khomeini felt that the Shah epitomized a Western culture of greed and materialism, because the Shah tried to establish a more secular government. As with many rulers, he accumulated vast personal wealth. Khomeini wanted to create a theocratic state in opposition to secularism.

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